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SEAtwins Symposium 2026

13 April 2026 / Comments

Advancing Digital Twins of the Ocean

Integrating Socio-Ecological Data, Models, and Applications for Sustainable Marine Management and Policy

 

The international symposium, organised by the SEAtwins cluster project endorsed by the UNESCO Ocean Decade, will explore the latest updates and scientific advances in social-ecological analysis and modelling of the marine and coastal areas, aiming at achieving the goals outlined in the EU Mission Goals to restore, protect and sustainably use our ocean and waters.

The scope of the symposium is to explore the latest updates and scientific advances in social-ecological analysis and modelling of the marine and coastal areas, aiming at achieving the goals outlined in the EU Mission Goals to restore, protect and sustainably use our ocean and waters.

The symposium brings together researchers and practitioners working on Digital Twins of the Ocean (DTOs), with a particular focus on EDITO — exploring the status of research and practical experiences in integrating social-ecological data and models — and next steps regarding EDITO and initiatives such as Destination Earth. Symposium attendees will have the opportunity to participate in additional trainings on development and use of socio-ecological models and digital tools developed in the SEAtwins projects.

Dates: 02–05 November 2026

Venue: Aalborg University Copenhagen

Submission deadline for abstracts: 22 June 2026

For more information visit the dedicated SEAtwins Symposium 2026 page here 

Programme Highlights

The symposium runs across four days:

  • 2 November – Opening sessions, joint SEAtwins meeting, and symposium launch
  • 3 November – Full day of scientific presentations
  • 4 November – Symposium sessions and interactive modelling workshops
  • 5 November – Training for early-career ocean professionals and decision-makers, alongside project meetings

The programme includes a mix of scientific talks, discussions, poster sessions, and training workshops, designed to encourage collaboration and knowledge exchange.


Topics include

  • Social-ecological modelling
  • Digital twin oceans and EDITO
  • Biodiversity and ecosystem assessment
  • Marine protected areas
  • Maritime spatial planning
  • Anthropogenic activities and pressures
  • Citizen science


Conference Format

Scientific presentations

The core programme runs across 3 days of talks and discussion from 2–4 November, with two half days and one full day.

Long format

20–25 min talk + 10–15 min discussion. Submit a long abstract or completed paper for consideration.

Short format

10–12 min talk with discussion. Ideal for work in progress or focused findings.

Posters

Present your work in an interactive poster session and connect with attendees one-to-one.